(VOV) - Four decades of reunification have brought about remarkable economic growth and improvement in the Vietnamese people’s standard of living, social welfare and the nation’s infrastructure.

The crew of one of the tanks that broke through the gates of the Independence Palace in Saigon in 1975, and the journalist on hand to capture that historic moment, enjoyed a reunion recently,  Hoang Trung Hieu reports.

(VOV) -I remember thinking as I crashed into a drunk man’s motorbike at 60 km an hour on the highway, “I’m going to die.”  But some how I was just fine, I flew over the handlebars, skidded down the road, and I stood up without a scratch. 

Publishing is an industry full of mysteries. Authors conceal themselves behind what they write, with the exception of memoirs and other personal narratives. Books are usually perfect hideaways for untold secrets.

(VOV) - The Giay have diverse genres of folk singing. The lyrics are about legends, natural and social phenomena, love, and life. Community singing sessions always rally all villagers in the hamlet. 

(VOV) - The Giay ethnic minority people pay special attention to children. When a baby is born, it’s a great joy to the whole family and clan. 

The craftsmen in Dao Xa trade village has tried to preserve and develop the production of handmade traditional musical instruments to ensure their craft’s continuity.

If you want to see a peaceful and picturesque riverine region and participate in local people's life, then a trip to the River Vam Nao might be an excellent choice.

Egg coffee is one of Hanoi’s must-tries for visitors and has been included in many food tours around the capital city.

Nguyen Thi Thanh Tam was the first woman to play the dan bau in Vietnam and she has wowed audiences around the world with her musical gift.

Coming to the ancient capital city, visitors can admire the beauty of the system of royal tombs of the Nguyen Dynasty, and also enjoy the unique culinary and cultural history of this land.

(VOV) - The items on this list are the best of the best and command extremely high price tags because of their rarity and the amount of time involved before they are ready to be sold on the market. 

The Can Cau market is not as spacious as the markets found in Sa Pa Town or Bac Ha District, but it attracts people from all over due to the cultural diversity of the ethnic groups residing in the border region of Si Ma Cai District.

(VOV) - Many foreigners have developed an intrinsic love for Vietnam and such is the case of Hidehiko Nakagawa (Naka), a Japanese businessman who has said he fell in love with Vietnam at first sight.

On one mid-summer day, the sun's strong, burning rays seem to have kept most people inside. Endless waves linger on a white, sandy beach in the central province of Binh Thuan.

I’m wearing a pair of new shoes – so new, in fact, that as I started to write this column I could still smell the glue, or maybe the polish.

Villages in farmland surrounding Hoi An are highly popular with environment-loving tourists. Visitors are greeted with a smile and offered an inside look at rural Vietnam among the green paddy fields and vast forests of nipa palms.

As I traveled by bicycle, by train, by bus and by motor-bike from Paris to Hanoi, I kept my eyes focused on the people and on life.

The buffalo ‘trading floor’ in Si Ma Cai District of the northern province of Lao Cai seems to be unique in Vietnam thanks to its large scale.

What would we do without women? Yeah, yeah – I can hear those masculine derisive howls of laughter a mile away. I mean it’s great not to have a woman around all the time – eat unhealthy meals anytime, play golf whenever you want or stay in the pub until closing time, right?

Over a dozen elderly women, including octogenarians, in a Mekong Delta province have incorporated their wartime toughness into their lion dance performances over the past three decades.

Australian painter George Burchett loves Vietnam. After many years working and living in Vietnam, Burchett even calls himself Vietnamese.

(VOV) -The Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival is a special opportunity for foreigners living, working or just travelling in Vietnam to get a better understanding of the country’s rich cultural history and traditions.

(VOV) - Peter Ryder, former Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) and now CEO of Indochina Capital in Vietnam shared this in an interview with VOV.

Ryan Duy Hung has impressed many young music lovers in Vietnam with his singing of Vietnamese songs.

A collective cheer went up from the young students as a large school of fish surfaced in a pond in Can Tho City, rushing to eat the feed scattered by a farm worker.

(VOV) - Vietnamese cuisine doesn't win any points for complexity. Many of the most popular dishes can be made just as well on the roadside as in a top-end restaurant.

(VOV) - A Huffington Post online report by Alison Spiegel says there are 21 reasons to fall in love with Vietnam.

Four women from the Netherlands aim to bi-cycle around 22 countries in 400 days in a project called R4WR (Ride for Women's Rights).

(VOV) -Mark Edward Harris is a well known fine art photographer with editorial work appearing in publications such as Life, GEO, Conde Nast Traveler, Islands, Harpers Bazaar, the Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine, Vogue.